7 Days of Cribs: Babybett Suiko by Sirch

Aaron Burgess — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:03:00 GMT

Not only can it be costly to buy a new bed for each stage of your wee one's growth; it can also be a lot of work to build, move, transport, store, and ultimately sell or hand down said beds. Obviously, a lot of all-in-one sleeping solutions have emerged to tackle just these problems (we've even covered a few particularly awesome ones here), but none with quite the design of Sirch's Babybett Suiko.

Depending on how early in Baby's life you buy it, the Babybett can be transformed with minimal effort to last you three growing stages (Ikea Allen wrenches, we hardly knew you):

1. Take off the wheels, and it's a bassinet.

2. Pop them back in, and it's a crib. (Also see main image above.)

3. Lift the side panel, and voila! Instant toddler bed.

Admittedly, it's not perfect -- that solid wall could make for some awfully isolated alone time -- but it's a step in the right direction.

Available for 779 Euros, or around $1,188 U.S., at Design 3000.

Parker? I Hardly Know Her!

Meredith Broussard — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:00:00 GMT

One of my favorite toddlers is named Parker, and I think of him whenever I look at this insanely stylish Parker bed from ducduc.

If the $1465 price tag makes you gasp, you may be able to rationalize thusly: with two underbed storage drawers, this would be an awfully efficient piece of furniture. I mean, a bed AND a place to store your kid's rapidly expanding collection of small wooden trains and small wooden train tracks and small wooden train-land people? That's a bargain!

Part of the Parker collection of funky streamlined kids' furniture, this bed also boasts an upholstered headboard and footboard covered in your choice of fabric from ducduc's wide selection. I'm currently jonesing for one of their bold Marimekko prints. Walnut, oak or color finishes available; the bed frame is made of 100% sustainably harvested hardwoods.

ducduc Parker Two-Drawer Full Bed, $1465 at allmodernbaby.

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7 Days of Cribs: Babybett Suiko by Sirch

Parker? I Hardly Know Her!